Nutrition
Massive anthrax vaccination underway in five regions
Ms Kimberly Rosen(right) presenting the vaccines to vertinary officials
About one million animals across the five regions in the Northern part of the country are receiving anthrax vaccination.
The United States (U.S) Government, through the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 100,000 doses of the vaccine to support government’s anthrax vaccination campaigns across the country.
The intervention is expected to build immunity of mostly livestock against the infection and prevent possible spread to other animals and humans.
Launching the campaign at Savelugu in the Northern Region, the USAID/Ghana Mission Director, Ms. Kimberly Rosen, said anthrax has a high transmission risk to humans which is why vaccination must be prioritised.
“Anthrax does not only threaten human life; when it destroys livestock, it also threatens economic prosperity and food security.”
In May 2023, Ghana experienced an outbreak of anthrax, affecting six districts in the Upper East Region. A total of 97 animals died from the outbreak. Thirteen suspected human anthrax cases were also detected, with one death recorded.
Dr Emmanuel Cudjoe, Chief Veterinary Officer, in a speech read on his behalf, said the vaccination was crucial to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation’s livestock and communities.
“Anthrax is a deadly disease that not only poses a grave risk to the health of our animals but also threatens the livelihoods of our farmers and the safety of our food supply. But today, we stand united in our resolve to confront this threat head-on.”
Anthrax is a serious, potentially life-threatening infectious disease that is passed from animals to humans.
To prevent future outbreaks, yearly animal vaccination is recommended, hence the launch of the campaign.
By Abigail Annoh
Nutrition
Benefits of eating vegetables
Eating vegetables offers numerous health benefits. It includes
– Treatment and prevention of cancer
-Boost immune system
-Promotes healthy skin
-It controls weight management
-Vegetables lowers risk for chronic disease
-Vegetables are good for the heart
-Cholesterol controller
-Regulates high blood pressure
-Prevents hair fall
-Prevents cardiac issues
Source: healthnews.com
Nutrition
Mother’s day special meal
Mother’s day is tomorrow and indeed our able mothers’ need to be pampered and celebrated with some delicious meals.
Interestingly, these delicious meals can be either local or continental, with a side fruits or snack.
This week, The Spectator will guide readers in the preparation of assorted fried rice for all mothers.
Ingredients
-2 cups of rice
-6 litres of oil
-10 large shrimps
-3 slices of spring onions
-2 large carrots
-5 large eggs
-1 large green pepper
-1 bottle of soya sauce
-1 pound of chicken
-1 pound of gizzard
– A pack of sausage
– Salt to taste
-2 tablespoonful’s of grinded ginger
-2 tablespoonful’s of grinded garlic
-Seasoning
Preparation
-Wash chicken, gizzard and shrimps and put it on fire
-Add grinded ginger, garlic and salt to it (leave it to cook for some time)
-Put oil on fire to fry chicken, gizzard and shrimps
-Cut spring onions, green pepper and carrots into a clean bowl.
– Put rice on the fire and allow it to cook
-When rice is ready, spread it on a clean bowl to dry so that it will be crispy
-Put two tablespoonful of oil in a pan
-Add two eggs to the oil and stir
-Cut sausages in sizeable shapes and add it to oil and eggs.
-Add vegetables to the eggs and stir continuously
-Add shrimps and gizzard to it
-Add rice and soya sauce to the mixture and stir continuously
-Allow everything in the bowl to mix well and serve
Some vegetables that can be eating raw
-Broccoli
-Cucumber
-Cabbage
-Carrot
-Lettuce
-Celery
-Spinach
-Kale
-Onion
-Garlic
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